There is no new way for serving God, The bible is not a book of lofty suggestions, But is in fact a book of righteous commands from a Holy God. Ask for the old paths and you’ll find the power of God

Jer 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
It is to a nation who has lost it’s way that these words come from the mouth of God.
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If God is to ever bless us as He desires, we must relocate the old paths and commit ourselves to them.

"Relocating the Old Paths"
Jeremiah 6:16
"Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein."
In our hymnals we find the song, "The
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from old fashioned day--3 areas where we need more old fashioned preaching: AGAINST SIN, ABOUT HELL, ON SACRIFICE!

Old Fashioned Christianity
Prov. 22:28
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Perhaps the most applicable verse to the 21st Century!
We like to talk about the good ole’ days…and sometimes we long for them!
Game: Remember
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Consider the Days of Old
Psalms 77 (note verse 5)
Intro: This is a Psalm of Asaph. Whether it is the Asaph of David’s day who was the chief singer and musician in the tabernacle or if it was one of his descendants who bore both his name and office amongst God’s people during the days of Israelite
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We walk with Elijah and Elisha from Gilgal, Bethel, Jericho, and the Jordan and illustrate a journey of growth.

Trail to the Double Portion
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr.
Kyfingers@aol.com
Text: 1 Kings 19:19 ... and Elijah passed by him and cast his mantle upon Elisha.
This mantle of of God will not be a one time experience but a process and a journey of many years.
I ponder today a poor attitude:
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Are we ministers of life unto life experiencing the power of God to win souls and edify the saints? Or are we morticians just dressing the corpse and polishing the casket?

I am off to another funeral in a bit but I was pondering while I was getting ready on a thing that I typically hear at viewings/funerals. "They look so good!" "They look like they should get up and walk out of here." "They look better than when I last saw them!" There are other variations
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To many, the coming of the Lord is a confussing subject, and we had had two thousand years to study it. Can you imagine the many quetions the early believers must have had concerning the coming of the lord. They believed that He couold come at any moment,

“Suddenly”
“Without Warning”
Text; Mark 13: 3-10; & 28-37 (v. 36)
1 Corinthians 15:51-52a
Introduction:
The year was 1963, the place, Dallas Texas. It was a hot and sunny day and thousands of people were gathered hoping to just get a
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A study of the gates of Jerusalem provides us a beautiful picture of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

“The Gospel of the Gates”
Nehemiah 3
By
Dr. Steven G. Cook
I. Introduction
A. In our study of Nehemiah, we learned that Nehemiah was a man who desired to make a difference for the glory of God.
B. In Ch. 1 we learned that Nehemiah was a man who knew “How to Pray”; In Ch. 2 we learned that
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A New Creation, A New Covenant, A New Command, & A New Kingdom to Come! Link included to formatted MS Word text and PowerPoint Template.

All Things New
II Cor. 5:17
The concept of reincarnation imagines the dead being born again as someone else or something else, making a new start from a new perspective.
Poem by Wallace McRae:
"What does reincarnation mean?"
A cowpoke asked his friend.
His pal replied, "It happens
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An Illustrated Sermon to help people focus on the reality of getting back to our "First Love."

DIGGING IN THE COUCH
Revelation 2:1-7
***For the presentation of this message, I set up my platform like a Living Room – complete with sofa, easy chairs, end and coffee tables, table lamps, nick-nacks, etc. I came in initially, as though ready to leave for church, and but unable to find my
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Job, struggling to find his source of meaning, is frustrated with Bildad, who finds meaning in the past; and with his own feelings, looking for meaning in the present. Look to Christ, who provides meaning from the future.

Sooner or later, we all come to a point where we wake up and ask ourselves what life means. This life we are living: does it matter? All this energy we are putting in on studying or working or church or family or whatever: is it really necessary? I submit to you that most of us at one time or
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Nostalgia is a fatal disease, because the burdens of the past are idolatrous and wearisome, and will bring us down with them. But remember who God is and what His purpose is.

﻿This past February I received a diagnosis, and, I’m sorry to
say, it’s serious. I have a disease, commonly fatal. If it is not
treated, it will destroy me, and I will gradually lose my
abilities. I’m telling you about it, because, if we do not take
some protective efforts, it will
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Bringing people to repentance is tough work. God has a way, and it leads to salvation. Working through compicated relationship factors Paul shares a great success story here.

From Heavenly Hurts to Healing Hearts
2 Corinthians 7
What did it take for God to bring you to repentance?
Right in the heart of this chapter we discover a great truth of God about repentance that leads to salvation. We’ve been studying this letter of Paul to Corinth and have noticed how
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Do we have to stay this way? Will we require more of ourselves? There is hope, a new hope, a living hope, a hope against hope.

BEYOND REASONING! THINK OUT OF THE BOX.
WHERE WILL YOU FIND GOD? EXPECTATIONS?
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
Nothing creates more deep seated anxieties than the false assumption that life should be free from anxieties.
Many years ago I was at a Preacher’s meeting and I
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The Armor of God
For a hippie to show up at boot camp is a rather traumatic experience. I was a peace and love kind of a guy suddenly thrust into a violent and loud place designed to prepare me for a loud and violent war. Had I had any clue what those weeks would have been like and the
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